Manchester United need glasses! Paul Pogba is up there with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, says Gianluigi Buffon

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said Manchester United's decision to let Paul Pogba leave is 'one of the strangest' he has ever seen.

Pogba spent two years in United's youth team before signing his first professional contract at the club in 2011, but Sir Alex Ferguson handed the 22-year-old just three substitute appearances in the Premier League and he became frustrated.

The France international accused Ferguson of disrespect after completing his move to Juve on a free transfer and claimed he was forced to train alone in the gym towards the end of his Old Trafford spell.

And team-mate Buffon believes Pogba is one of the best players in the world.

The Italy international told the Daily Express: "I have been in football many years but the decision of Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United to not play Pogba and let him leave is one of the strangest decisions I have ever seen."